Uzbekistan: coal imports up in 2019

In 2019 Uzbekistan increased coal imports by 21.8%, to 706.8 thousand tons, valued at $20.3 million, up by 25.5%. The largest suppliers were Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, which increased sales by 29%, to 556.1 thousand tons, and by 7.1%, to 136.5 thousand tons respectively. The price of Kyrgyz coal dropped from $26.06 to $25.78 per ton,…

Russia: CherMK finishes pre-heating assembly of coke-oven battery No. 11 first unit

Severstal is finishing the pre-heating assembly of the coke-oven battery No. 11 with the technology of charge tramping at Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. The cost of the investment project amounts to 33 billion rubles. The technology will allow processing low-value coal grades from Vorkutaugol without losing quality indexes. Thus the company will not only…

Ukraine: DTEK installs Wi-Fi in mine

For the first time in Ukraine, DTEK has installed Wi-Fi at the depth of 500 meters at the Yubileynaya mine in order to provide a multi-functional system for miners’ safety, using almost 130 km of cable. “The system will allow getting data from various safety meters in real time and informing miners of the change…

Ukraine: ferrous metals exports revenue down in January-February 2020

In January-February, Ukraine exported $1.4 billion worth of ferrous metals, down by 15.8% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, ferrous metals accounted for 17.2% of the total export revenue as opposed to 20.84% last year. In February, revenue amounted to $682.39 million. Imports of ferrous metals in 2 months dropped by 21%, to $138.27…